Nigeria lost an estimated $77.7 billion to trade-related illicit financial flows (IFFs) between 2013 and 2022, according to a new report released by Global Financial Integrity (GFI), a United States-based …
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Federal Gov’t Raises N501bn Bond, Settles N421.42bn Power Sector Debts
The Federal Government on Tuesday announced the successful completion of its inaugural N501 billion bond issuance aimed at settling long-standing debts in the power sector, in a move expected to …
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CBN Auctions N1.15trn Treasury Bills as Liquidity, Rate Outlook Drive Investor Sentiment
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will today conduct its second Treasury Bills (T-bills) auction for January 2026, offering instruments worth N1.15 trillion amid elevated system liquidity and mixed expectations …
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Uncertainty Grows Over Future of South Africa’s SRD Grant
The debate over the future of South Africa’s Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant is gaining fresh attention as the National Treasury considers major changes that could reshape how the …
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Ghana Seeks Reforms as Gold-for-Reserves Scheme Records Heavy Losses
by Radarr Adminby Radarr AdminGovernor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr. Johnson Asiama, has called for a united national effort to reform and strengthen Ghana’s Domestic Gold Purchase Programme (DGPP) and the Gold-for-Reserves …
The United States has placed Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya and several other African countries on notice, threatening to impose sweeping 25 per cent tariffs on their exports for continuing business …
The World Bank has revised upward its growth outlook for Nigeria, projecting the country’s economy to expand by 4.4 per cent in 2026, up from the 3.7 per cent forecast …
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US investor Joe Lonsdale leads $11.7m funding for Nigerian defence drone startup
Terrahaptix, a Nigerian defence technology startup, has raised $11.7 million in fresh capital to expand the development and deployment of security drones and related surveillance systems across Africa, as concerns …
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has commenced the implementation of a new Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to regulate courier companies operating under the Delivered Duty Paid (DDP) Incoterm. The Comptroller-General …
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Sahara Power Services $438m Loan, Backs Nigeria Power Sector Growth Plans
by Radarr Adminby Radarr AdminSahara Power Group has disclosed that it has so far paid the naira equivalent of $438 million in loan repayments, representing about 73 per cent of its original $600 million …